. The Street railway journal . ngine. The gasoline tank is car-ried in a water-tight compartment under the forward deck,separated from the balance of the boat, and the gasoline con-veyed to the engine in pipes outside of the hull and under thewater. Hence, there is no danger of fire or explosion. The boat shown in the accompanying cut was built by theLozier Motor Company, of New York, for the Columbus, Buck-eye Lake & Newark Traction Company, of Newark, Ohio. Itis 41 ft. long, equipped with a 7j4-hp Lozier engine, occupyinga space of but 2 ft. x 4 ft. It seats forty-six passengers, butwill car
. The Street railway journal . ngine. The gasoline tank is car-ried in a water-tight compartment under the forward deck,separated from the balance of the boat, and the gasoline con-veyed to the engine in pipes outside of the hull and under thewater. Hence, there is no danger of fire or explosion. The boat shown in the accompanying cut was built by theLozier Motor Company, of New York, for the Columbus, Buck-eye Lake & Newark Traction Company, of Newark, Ohio. Itis 41 ft. long, equipped with a 7j4-hp Lozier engine, occupyinga space of but 2 ft. x 4 ft. It seats forty-six passengers, butwill carry a crowd of seventy people if necessary. The expenseof operating the engine, aside from the wages of the motorman,is said to be only 13 cents per hour, including the cost of fuel, A gasoline motor boat is rapidly becoming looked upon as analmost invaluable adjunct of pleasure resorts where boating isone of the possibilities. Traction companies are alive to thefact that a boat of this kind not only proves in itself a good. GASOLINE MOTOR BOAT, USED BY THE COLUMBUS, BUCKEYELAKE & NEWARK TRACTION COMPANY
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